# URL Almost **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-almost/572870 "2011-02-28T02:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-almost/572870/1 "2011-02-28T02:00:14Z")
I sometimes make typing errors when trying to type a URL I just did it trying to get to [cruise.com](http://cruise.com). I inadvertently typed [crruise.com](http://crruise.com) and instead of getting a ‘404 File Not Found’ error I got a website that was clearly created for people who make this same mistake. Is there a name for this? Creating URLs that are close to actual URLs in hopes of catching someone like me? There must be a fancy technical name for this… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-almost/572870/2 "2011-02-28T02:13:51Z")
Wikipedia calls this “[typosquatting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting).” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-almost/572870/3 "2011-02-28T02:30:50Z")
There were a few years when [microsfot.com](http://microsfot.com) pointed to [linux.com](http://linux.com). Oh those wacky days. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-almost/572870/4 "2011-02-28T03:25:37Z")
Thanks DF! I knew there was a name for it…